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The other day I noticed that you can't even leave a review for an Apple app on their app store. I don't think other apps can even disable reviews.

• my123 6y ago
  Apple apps not bundled as a part of the operating system have reviews. Think that the App Store for OS bundled apps is just there for cosmetic reasons. You cannot actually update those apps on their own without an OS update either.
  • wayneftw 6y ago
    Bundled or not is a completely arbitrary attribute defined by Apple to avoid competing. I can remove the Mail app if I want, but I can't leave a review to say why it sucks. That's not fair to every other email app out there. It's typical Apple behavior. Same for Apple Music and Maps which have real competitors that Apple would hate to lose to. The only Apple apps you can review are toys like Garageband.
    • dwaite 6y ago
      > I can remove the Mail app if I want You can hide the Mail app. The interface to redisplay it is the App Store. Removing the mail app would require installing a different OS build.
      • wayneftw 6y ago
        No, you can remove it just like any other iOS app. Here's the menu to do so on my iPhone 8 [0]. It's the same menu item that you would use to remove Spotify or Google Maps. [0] https://m.imgur.com/a/lHaFCYo https://m.imgur.com/a/lHaFCYo